11-02-2014, 05:52 PM
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#241
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Originally Posted by nik-
And we're likely going to get a really solid player this draft.
... oh and Bennett
... yeaaaaaah
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I'm probably annoying people with how much I've pumped up Bennet... But he's probably going to be the bench of the bunch. He's so Damn good.
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11-02-2014, 05:52 PM
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#242
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDebaser
I really want to watch this team play the Kings or the Ducks. This team looks downright good. They're out Montrealing Montreal hard. If they can hold their own with the California clubs playoffs are not out of the question.
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Yup, the real test will be against the stronger western teams (LA, Anaheim, San Jose, etc..) Montreal is a solid team, but they're not at the same level as the elite teams in the west.
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11-02-2014, 05:53 PM
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#243
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDebaser
I really want to watch this team play the Kings or the Ducks. This team looks downright good. They're out Montrealing Montreal hard. If they can hold their own with the California clubs playoffs are not out of the question.
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Last year we trolled LA pretty hard, chased the Ducks out of the Dome 7-2, and won the season series vs Sharks, so...
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11-02-2014, 05:53 PM
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#244
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by 1stLand
I am naming my first born son "Johnny Hockey"
This is the greatest period of my life
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Name your 2nd son, Seanahan.
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11-02-2014, 05:54 PM
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#245
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
I'm so happy right now. I've long dreamed of the Calgary Flames being a team that drafted and developed NHL players and maybe it's finally happening.
2011 alums Gaudreau and Grandlund combine on a goal, 2010 pick Brodie not getting on the score sheet but basically making the play happen. Oh happy day.
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Brodie was a 2008 draft pick.
I agree with your point though.
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11-02-2014, 05:54 PM
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#246
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sadly not in the Dome.
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Gaudreau is so good I find myself a little disappointed when he doesn't make something happen a few times a shift. Great start to the game.
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11-02-2014, 05:55 PM
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#247
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: H-Town, Texas
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Well Bork hasn't got any less easy on the eyes..  I knew I missed something about him..
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11-02-2014, 05:55 PM
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#248
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Anyone else a little surprised by the amount of Flames love from the CBC/SN crew? I get that the Habs looked terrible that period and the Flames are a nice story this year, but damn was Hughson ever gushing over them in the 1st. Maybe it's because I'm used to the team being (deservedly) shat on in years past, but it was a little surreal to hear my own internal hype being echoed from the TV
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11-02-2014, 05:55 PM
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#249
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Underground
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Originally Posted by AcGold
The amazing thing about Gaudreau is he invites players to try and play the body. He almost stops and waits in the corner to pull the d out of position and they do everytime, they all get focused on him and he'll pull 2 or 3 guys out of position into the corner and then pass it off and disappear from the contact leaving the defenders in deep trouble. He does it over and over and there's nothing they can do.
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The people that harp on his size ignore his agility. He does the spin at the boards automatically and so quickly that he readily avoids hits. I've noticed Patrick Kane does this fantastically.
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11-02-2014, 05:56 PM
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#250
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Norm!
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The said thing about Johnny is that in a year, the plays that lift us out of our seats will be expected and common place and we'll be saying "boring do something new man, do something new"
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11-02-2014, 05:56 PM
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#251
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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So, Gaudreau is proving people wrong again.
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11-02-2014, 05:56 PM
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#252
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n00b!
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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Thought Sven was pretty good that period. The one good chance but was trying to watch him back in his own zone - and he is putting the effort in there that he wasn't in the past.
Would love to see him pot one tonight and get that offensive confidence going.
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Yeah, I was watching him in his own end as well and there's a clear difference in his positioning. Really want the kid to succeed and hoping he forces the Flames to keep him up permanently either this call up or the next one.
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11-02-2014, 05:57 PM
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#253
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
Gaudreau is so good I find myself a little disappointed when he doesn't make something happen a few times a shift. Great start to the game.
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This is what is starting to bug me too.
10 minutes and not one surprising turnover or deke later and I'm asking "Is Harley even playing Gaudreau?".
I feel so guilty. I'm getting spoiled by watching Gaudreau and it's only November.
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11-02-2014, 05:57 PM
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#254
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: STH since 2002
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What i like about Johnny is ge is unpredictable on the attack.
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11-02-2014, 05:58 PM
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#255
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH (Grew up in Calgary)
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Screw McDavid and Eichel. I want playoffs!
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11-02-2014, 05:58 PM
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#256
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: in the now
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Originally Posted by AcGold
Hahahaha, oh my god. Johnny defies hockey logic
I'm going this way, just kidding, bye.
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Haha, indeed... So quick and brilliant
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11-02-2014, 05:59 PM
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#257
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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What i like about Gaudreau is how much he makes me laugh.
Exclamations of laughter when he does what he does.
It's like he can't be resisted, it's just 'lol, gaudreau' every so often.
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11-02-2014, 05:59 PM
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#258
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#1 Goaltender
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This is such a huge injection of skill having Johnny on the team. It doesn't take long in games lately for teams to start to panic when he has the puck. It's especially a fire drill when he is carrying the puck through the neutral zone with speed.
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11-02-2014, 05:59 PM
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#259
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Anyone else a little surprised by the amount of Flames love from the CBC/SN crew? I get that the Habs looked terrible that period and the Flames are a nice story this year, but damn was Hughson ever gushing over them in the 1st. Maybe it's because I'm used to the team being (deservedly) shat on in years past, but it was a little surreal to hear my own internal hype being echoed from the TV
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He's the kind of player that sells tickets and drives TV ratings.
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11-02-2014, 05:59 PM
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#260
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I'm loving the contributions we're getting from found money honestly. Gaudreau/Brodie will be core pieces for a long time, pretty good return for 4th rounders. Byron was pretty much written off, he's one of our better forwards now imo. Jooris was supposed to be an ahl plug, he has gone and cemented a role for himself on this team. Of course these players pale in comparison to our captain, easily one of the top 15 defensemen in the league. The amount of value we're getting from left field is paying tons of dividends for us. Imo, these players have already put us a year or two ahead in our rebuild.
Seriously, if Brodie was a top 5 pick would any of you be unhappy with how he's playing? If Monahan and Sven can step up to their potential then this team can do anything.
Again though, the California teams will be test to see if this team is for real. Hard to not be excited about this team though.
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